SheShe Baharini Beach Hotel Mombasa

<br><br>Kenya<br><br><br><br><br>01/11/ 09<br><br><br><br><br>Segera Twiga lodge Mombasa<br><br><br><br><br>220 ks <br><br><br><br><br>The boarder crossing was the easiest yet. No people, we rode out in a hour. <br><br>The highlight today was the riding and Omar marrying me to 4 local woman ...

... before it was due to leave. "No problem" i'm told, "go on ahead" while I proceeded through a very lax security check. The flight itself was a bit ropey but I got there in one piece. My first day in Mombasa I came to realise just how crazy the roads are here. There appear to be absolutely no rules of the road, with Mutatus (small mini vans that ferry about 15 people around the city) taking over on narrow roads and pulling off death-defying stunts to ...

... here). On the other hand I've cried a few times, hugged so many people in one day it feels like your arms will drop off, listened and been bowled over with the poorest of children who have no idea what their futures hold but will still jump up and hug you and dance for you, showing off their school uniforms (no doubt the only decent item of clothing their families can afford), I've met teachers and social workers who work for 50 pounds a month who ...

... of knickers as you might be the last meal!! Back to the real world and I've got so much to share but I know that I'm running out of power (electricity and internet charges; and I know you are wondering why on earth are you showing me pictures of wooden furniture; there is a reason and I will explain later; but I need to wake up at 3am to get a decent internet signal so that I can send more pictures and tell all)........ until tomorrow god bless.... Axx

... it got a little stressful as we were running out of time (e.g. mobilizing/inviting people to attend a forum the next day). The first one was held in an area called Kisauni which is right near where we work at Kwacha. It was fantastic! We had two VCT (voluntary testing and counselling) tents set up which allow people to get tested for HIV in minutes, and without going to a hospital where there status would be recorded. There was also a nurse on site who ...

... eine Reisegruppe fu** eine guenstige Safari in den Lake Nakuru National Park zusammenzustellen, da d** See fu** seine unzaehligen Flamingos bekannt ist und ich die unbedingt sehen wollte, weil die Nationalparks, in die ich mit meinen Elt**n gehen w**de, keine pinken Voegel behausen. Jedoch hat mir Steven, ein kanadisch** Ornithologe, g**aten, mir die Park- und Safarigebuehren fu** Nakuru zu sparen, da die Einheimischen vor ein paar Monaten anscheinend Dreckwass** in den See ...

... br><br>Worst Bits: <br><br>- The oppressive, sweltering heat! <br>- Bothersome 'Beach Boys' <br>- Hardly any other tourists! <br>- Looking forward to going to the famous Tembo Disco Bar (biggest outdoor disco in Africa) with Lucy to find (after paying entrance fee) only 4 others were inside! <br>- Loneliness whilst alone on the Diani beach aspect, it would have been far, far nicer with company to share the experience!

... historic Fort Jesus but wasn't interested in roaming through the fort, especially for $13. US..Mombasa has an interesting mixture of Arabs, native blacks, and Hindu Indians, many of the latter had been brought to Africa generations ago to build their railway. Occasionally they were eaten by lions.Of course in ...

... is comparable to the Super Bowl back in the U.S. Running is what they are known for and it was amazing seeing them in action. After a brief stopover back in Cape Town, South Africa for a few days I left Africa behind me. Next up is Eastern Europe. Below is the article on the New Life Home Trust and the amazing things the foundation is doing in Kenya. I'll be in touch again soon. Hope for Africa's HIV positive babies BBC News - Tuesday, 6 ...

Got back to Stu's parents house on Sunday afternoon and have been pretty busy doing nothing ever since- except catching up on a lot of lost sleep-all those 4.30am starts took it out of us! Since arriving back we have been very excited to discover a 20m high mast 'hidden' in the garden...so Stu's family now have internet beamed to them at home! Amazing, so yesterday ...